Marre Ishii -----"Marre"

The Pastor of Committed Japan, Marre Ishii a.k.a. "Marre"

Born 1965 in Tokyo.
Quit high school in an effort to protest against the standardized educational system. He then went on to make the first free school in Japan. Since then, topic of education has always been one of the main themes in his life and is now the head of the free school Committed Academy.

In 91, he debuted from a polydor label in a self-titled album called "Marre". In 94, he went abroad to America to learn about the Bible, general counseling, pre-marital counseling at Calvary Chapel. After internship at Calvary Chapel, he was ordained as pastor.
In 95, he came back to Japan and did a charity concert, Gospel Fest '95, for the people that suffered from the Hanshin earthquake with his then fiance Kumiko.

From then on he has been performing live Gospel concerts all over Japan while teaching the Bible as a pastor. In year 2000, he published a book called "Superman vs. Cinderella" and through this he has been dealing with marital and relationship issues. He now helps couples before marriage with pre-marital counseling, conducts the ceremony as a pastor, and also deals with post-marriage issues marital problems and parenting.

Marre & Kumiko

Marehisa Ishii Official Site